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I am a veterinarian with over 30 years experience. I believe this procedure must not continue, especially when safer alternatives are available.
With the greyhound racing season upon us, let’s take a closer look at how governments support the industry.
We must make ensure that puppies born into the greyhound racing don’t slip through the cracks.
It’s a breed of dog which deserves a better place in society.
New South Wales’ U-turn on its greyhound ban says much about the calibre of politicians and their subjugation to the media.
New South Wales’ ban on greyhound racing is a response to the high rate of animal deaths in the industry. But what about other states, and other animal industries, where the problem is prevalent too?
The greyhound industry has been numerous opportunities to reform like any other industry. But it failed and that why it deserves to be shut down.
The huge numbers of unwanted dogs killed by the greyhound racing industry has led the New South Wales government to outlaw the sport.
People who expose wrongdoing – whether it’s cruelty against animals or corporate misconduct – deserve better protection and even financial incentives to do the right thing, as the US has shown.
Now that Victoria and Queensland have reported on their inquiries into the greyhound racing industry, it is timely to consider the findings of the reports and their implications for the animal industries of Australia.
Queensland will create a new statutory body to oversee the integrity of the racing industry, but it will only work with enough resources.
Revelations of live baiting in greyhound racing have sent shockwaves through the industry. Baiting is prohibited, but laws lack teeth to stamp out the practice.
Proposed laws requiring immediate reporting of animal cruelty sound like a good idea. But in practice they will make it harder to mount comprehensive investigations like the ABC’s greyhound expose.
Australia’s greyhound industry is reeling from the ABC’s Four Corners expose, featuring graphic footage of racing dogs tearing other mammals apart in the illegal training practice of live baiting. The…
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